Degree Apprenticeships for employers
Hiring an apprentice or upskilling an employee can help enhance your workforce. Discover the benefits to your business, how to take on an apprentice and how we can support you.
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Explore our Apprenticeship Matching ServiceWe offer a range of Higher and Degree Apprenticeships which help employees to gain the skills and experience that today’s industry needs. The educational programme is a collaboration between you, the learner and the University.
We have a 94% progression rate
We currently have 2,000+ apprentices here at the University
We offer programmes from Level 2 to Level 7
We have 35 Apprenticeship programmes to choose from
Why hire an apprentice?
Supporting a new or existing employee through an apprenticeship can be very beneficial for your business. You'll be developing a highly-skilled individual with the qualifications and relevant on-the-job experience. So they can help deliver growth, fresh ideas and innovation for your organisation.
What funding is available to employers?
The Apprenticeship Levy and how we can support you through your application
Find out moreHigher and Degree Apprenticeships
In 2017, Training 2000 became part of the University of Central Lancashire. This means higher apprentices now have more direct routes to a Degree Apprenticeship. By combining our strengths with Training 2000, we are specialists in apprenticeship programmes. Our courses are aimed at enhancing business performance, increasing efficiency and enabling innovation.
This close collaboration has also resulted in an engineering facility at our Burnley Campus, Victoria Mill. It offers apprentices clear career pathways, where they can progress from Level 2 to Level 7.
Apprenticeships for business

Discover our courses and how we can support your business
Learners who have been on a Degree Apprenticeship programme will bring fresh ideas and new ways of thinking into your workplace, enabling your business to grow, adapt and thrive.
Why work with us?
We are one of the largest and most experienced providers of Higher and Degree Apprenticeships in the North West and are committed to working with employers of all types and sizes to develop employees together.